ORPEA

Report Publication Announcement • Oct 8, 2010

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTPONED TO 19TH OCTOBER 2010

Puteaux, 8th October 2010

Given the disruptions expected over coming days in France, ORPEA has decided to postpone the publication of its development update, initially scheduled for 12th October, to Tuesday, 19th October 2010 before market.

About ORPEA (www.orpea.com): Listed on Euronext Paris since April 2002 and recently promoted to the Deferred Settlement Service, the ORPEA group is a leading player in the Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care sectors. As of March 2010, the Group has a unique European network of healthcare facilities with 28,073 beds (22,556 of them operational) across 300 sites, including:

• 22,892 beds in France: 18,351 operational (including 2,854 being renovated + 4,541 under construction), spread across 252 sites;

• 5,181 beds elsewhere in Europe (Spain, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland): 4,205 operational (including 508 being renovated) + 976 under construction, spread across 48 sites.

Listed on Euronext Paris Compartment A of NYSE Euronext Member of the SBF 120 index and SRD ISIN: FR0000184798- Reuters: ORP.PA - Bloomberg: ORP FP

Investor Relations:

NewCap. ORPEA Emmanuel Huynh / Steve Grobet Yves Le Masne Tel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94 Deputy CEO orpea@newcap.fr Tel: +33 (0)1 47 75 78 07